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Encyclopedia of North American Railroads

Author : William D Middleton
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253027993
Total Pages : 1295 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of North American Railroads written by William D Middleton and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-06 with total page 1295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly illustrated and a joy to read, this authoritative reference work on the North American continent's railroads covers the U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Central American, and Cuban systems. The encyclopedia's over-arching theme is the evolution of the railroad industry and the historical impact of its progress on the North American continent. This thoroughly researched work examines the various aspects of the industry's development: technology, operations, cultural impact, the evolution of public policy regarding the industry, and the structural functioning of modern railroads. More than 500 alphabetical entries cover a myriad of subjects, including numerous entries profiling the principal companies, suppliers, manufacturers, and individuals influencing the history of the rails. Extensive appendices provide data regarding weight, fuel, statistical trends, and more, as well as a list of 130 vital railroad books. Railfans will treasure this indispensable work.

North American Railroad Family Trees

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760344884
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book North American Railroad Family Trees written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2013-10-20 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Illustrated history of the North American Railroad industry's mergers and acquisitions illustrated with historical photography and 50 specially commissioned maps and line diagrams charting that evolution"-Provided by publisher.

Historical Atlas of the North American Railroad

Author : Derek Hayes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Historical Atlas of the North American Railroad written by Derek Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... the history of the railroad in North America, from its origins in Britain in the 1820s and short lines connecting Eastern Seaboard rivers in the 1830s to Amtrak and the modern intermodal freights driving today's railroad revival."--Jacket.

North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition

Author : Michael Rhodes
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 0760346097
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book North American Railyards, Updated and Expanded Edition written by Michael Rhodes and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2014-12-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An updated edition of the work first published in 2003, describing and illustrating more than 100 working railyards throughout the United States and Canada. Includes photos, system maps, and yard diagrams"--Provided by publisher.

North American Railroads

Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 1627885579
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (278 download)

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Download or read book North American Railroads written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated encyclopedia of classic and contemporary American railroads features consise histories of 101 U.S. and Canadian railroads past and present. Illustrated with period and modern photography in both color and black and white, evocative print ads, and system maps, each profile is also accompanied by one or more fact boxes offering details on the railroads' geographic scope, hardware, and freight and passenger operations. Spanning more than a century and a half, this giant compendium of “fallen flags,” Class I behemoths, classic regional carriers, and transportation icons is sure to become the go-to compendium for railfans of all stripes.

Railroads Across North America

Author : Claude Wiatrowski
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 161060136X
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Railroads Across North America written by Claude Wiatrowski and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2007-09-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first steam-powered locomotives of the early nineteenth century to the high-speed commuter trains of today, the American railroad has been a great engine powering the nations growth and industry. This book celebrates the glory and grandeur of that legacy with a lavish tour of the history of the American railroad and the culture surrounding it. Generously illustrated with vintage photographs, modern images, maps, timetables, tickets, brochures, and all manner of memorabilia, this volume offers a fascinating look at the rail industrys beginnings and development, as well as its place in American history. From the might of the major rail companies and their empires to the romance of rail travel, this is the full and fabulously colorful story of the industry that moved a nation--and stirs our imaginations to this day.

Guide to North America's Tourist Railways and Museums

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780980117806
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Guide to North America's Tourist Railways and Museums written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Story of American Railroads

Author : Stewart H. Holbrook
Publisher : New York : Crown Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of American Railroads written by Stewart H. Holbrook and published by New York : Crown Publishers. This book was released on 1947 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The birth and development of our national railroad system, the men who built it in spite of weather, politicians, desert, and rivals; the ingenuity and inventiveness used to improve constantly devices and techniques in railroading.

All Aboard!

Author : Jim Loomis
Publisher : Prima Lifestyles
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book All Aboard! written by Jim Loomis and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 1998 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive guide to North American train travel, complete with booking procedures, on-board etiquette, maps, floor plans for typical coach and sleeping cars, and more. This new edition reflects all the recent changes at Amtrak, North America's largest passenger rail system.

Go West!

Author : Pascal Blanchet
Publisher : Wide Eyed Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781786031792
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book Go West! written by Pascal Blanchet and published by Wide Eyed Editions. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hop on board for the journey of a lifetime as you head out west to Los Angeles, stopping in some of North America’s best-loved cities along the way, including New York, Buffalo, Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle, and San Francisco. Explore how the railroad shaped the nation’s history and discover some of its most iconic locomotives in this stylishly designed book by Canadian author/illustrator, Pascal Blanchet.

Great American Railroad Journeys

Author : Michael Portillo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471151522
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book Great American Railroad Journeys written by Michael Portillo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great American Railroad Journeys sees the famous brand of social-history-cum-travelogue venture to the New World. Across multiple programmes and using Appleton's General Guide To The United States & Canada as reference, Michael Portillo now undertakes an epic trip by train from New York and Boston on the East Coast down to the Deep South of Atlanta and New Orleans, then on to Chicago, Colorado, New Mexico and ultimately finishing in San Francisco. This lavishly illustrated official tie-in covers each journey Portillo makes across North America and captures the colour, beauty, history and exhilaration experienced when journeying through this incredible continent. Packed with new maps, as well as originals from Appleton's General Guide, this book explores the construction of rail routes across the continent in the 1800s, as a new nation was built by the immigrant masses. Truly this is a colourful and exciting enterprise, with vignettes of revealing social history displaying the rich tapestry of the peoples who established themselves in this vast new world. Great American Railroad Journeys is a must-have purchase for any fan of this unique and award-winning travel series.

The Train-watcher's Guide to North American Railroads

Author : George H. Drury
Publisher : Milwaukee [Wis.] : Kalmbach Books
ISBN 13 : 9780890240618
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Train-watcher's Guide to North American Railroads written by George H. Drury and published by Milwaukee [Wis.] : Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 1984 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Significant facts, figures, and features of over 140 railroads in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico"--Cover subtitle.

Erie Lackawanna

Author : H. Roger Grant
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804727983
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Erie Lackawanna written by H. Roger Grant and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 50-year saga of the "Weary Erie" describes in vivid detail the turbulent last decades of a colorful, spunky, and innovative railroad. It also tells us much about what happened to American railroading, during this period: technological change, governmental over-regulation, corporate mergers, union "featherbedding," uneven executive leadership, and changing patterns of travel and business. The book is illustrated with 45 photographs and drawings and 4 maps.

American Railroads

Author : Robert E. Gallamore
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674725646
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book American Railroads written by Robert E. Gallamore and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overregulated and displaced by barges, trucks, and jet aviation, railroads fell into decline. Their misfortune was measured in lost market share, abandoned track, bankruptcies, and unemployment. Today, rail transportation is reviving. American Railroads tells a riveting story about how this iconic industry managed to turn itself around.

The Geography of Transport Systems

Author : Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136777326
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book The Geography of Transport Systems written by Jean-Paul Rodrigue and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio-economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from its efficiency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the purpose of this book. The third edition of The Geography of Transport Systems has been revised and updated to provide an overview of the spatial aspects of transportation. This text provides greater discussion of security, energy, green logistics, as well as new and updated case studies, a revised content structure, and new figures. Each chapter covers a specific conceptual dimension including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation and environmental impacts. A final chapter contains core methodologies linked with transport geography such as accessibility, spatial interactions, graph theory and Geographic Information Systems for transportation (GIS-T). This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field, with a broad overview of its concepts, methods, and areas of application. The accompanying website for this text contains a useful additional material, including digital maps, PowerPoint slides, databases, and links to further reading and websites. The website can be accessed at: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans This text is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interest in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering.

Traqueros

Author : Jeffrey Marcos Garcilazo
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 157441464X
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Traqueros written by Jeffrey Marcos Garcilazo and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no other industrial technology changed the course of Mexican history in the United States--and Mexico--than did the coming of the railroads. Tens of thousands of Mexicans worked for the railroads in the United States, especially in the Southwest and Midwest. Construction crews soon became railroad workers proper, along with maintenance crews later. Extensive Mexican American settlements appeared throughout the lower and upper Midwest as the result of the railroad. The substantial Mexican American populations in these regions today are largely attributable to 19th- and 20th-century railroad work. Only agricultural work surpassed railroad work in terms of employment of Mexicans. The full history of Mexican American railroad labor and settlement in the United States had not been told, however, until Jeffrey Marcos Garcílazo's groundbreaking research in Traqueros. Garcílazo mined numerous archives and other sources to provide the first and only comprehensive history of Mexican railroad workers across the United States, with particular attention to the Midwest. He first explores the origins and process of Mexican labor recruitment and immigration and then describes the areas of work performed. He reconstructs the workers' daily lives and explores not only what the workers did on the job but also what they did at home and how they accommodated and/or resisted Americanization. Boxcar communities, strike organizations, and "traquero culture" finally receive historical acknowledgment. Integral to his study is the importance of family settlement in shaping working class communities and consciousness throughout the Midwest.

Classic American Railroad Terminals

Author : Kevin J. Holland
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 0760308322
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Classic American Railroad Terminals written by Kevin J. Holland and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2001 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A blend of archival photos combine with modern color shots to relate the stories behind the design, the architecture, and the use of terminals like Grand Central Station and Pennsylvania Station in New York City, and Washington, D.C.'s Union Station. 150 photos.